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United Arab Emirates vs. Czech Republic Cost of Living Summary

United Arab Emirates is 31.8% more expensive than Czech Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.1% less in United Arab Emirates
Groceries: pay 4.1% less in United Arab Emirates
Transportation: pay 11.1% more in United Arab Emirates
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in United Arab Emirates
Childcare: pay 9.1% more in United Arab Emirates
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.6% more in United Arab Emirates
Clothing: pay 16.6% more in United Arab Emirates

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and childcare in United Arab Emirates are more expensive than in Czech Republic. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in United Arab Emirates. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in United Arab Emirates.

United Arab Emirates vs. Czech Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Czech Republic, you would:

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pay 30.1% less for restaurants

	Czech Republic	United Arab Emirates
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.75 CZK182.15	$7.91 AED29.06	-9.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.69 CZK180.72	$8.65 AED31.75	-0.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 CZK37.50	$1.04 AED3.83	-42.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 CZK32.86	$0.50 AED1.85	-68.1%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 4.1% less for groceries

	Czech Republic	United Arab Emirates
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 CZK29.45	$1.47 AED5.39	+3.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 CZK129.76	$5.36 AED19.68	-14.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.39 CZK91.31	$6.96 AED25.56	+58.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.17 CZK66.01	$2.81 AED10.34	-11.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 CZK87.40	$3.68 AED13.51	-12.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 CZK15.52	$0.98 AED3.59	+31.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 CZK16.31	$0.75 AED2.75	-4.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 CZK20.15	$0.73 AED2.69	-24.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 CZK33.03	$0.59 AED2.15	-63.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 CZK11.42	$0.48 AED1.76	-12.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 CZK10.53	$0.53 AED1.93	+4.0%
Average			-4.1%

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pay 11.1% more for transportation

	Czech Republic	United Arab Emirates
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.65 CZK138.38	$2.91 AED10.69	-56.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.28 CZK525.94	$53.10 AED195.00	+110.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,610.58 CZK657,737.15	$40,680.12 AED149,397.75	+28.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.74 CZK285.90	$8.50 AED31.21	-38.1%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Czech Republic	United Arab Emirates
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.37 CZK423.85	$101.41 AED372.42	+397.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$725.26 CZK15,090.77	$1,438.18 AED5,281.71	+98.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$590.43 CZK12,285.35	$990.79 AED3,638.67	+67.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$223.21 CZK4,644.38	$122.67 AED450.49	-45.0%
Average			+129.7%

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pay 9.1% more for childcare

	Czech Republic	United Arab Emirates
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$384.73 CZK8,005.26	$497.28 AED1,826.25	+29.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,199.30 CZK191,414.51	$8,164.49 AED29,984.10	-11.2%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 90.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Czech Republic	United Arab Emirates
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 CZK49.86	$10.43 AED38.31	+335.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 CZK63.12	$4.99 AED18.32	+64.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.42 CZK154.49	$6.23 AED22.88	-16.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.37 CZK1,152.20	$75.55 AED277.45	+36.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.92 CZK206.40	$13.19 AED48.44	+33.0%
Average			+90.6%

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pay 16.6% more for clothing

	Czech Republic	United Arab Emirates
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.21 CZK1,668.87	$75.04 AED275.58	-6.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.88 CZK725.70	$59.50 AED218.51	+70.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.51 CZK1,987.34	$105.66 AED388.03	+10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.19 CZK2,417.68	$106.53 AED391.23	-8.3%
Average			+16.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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